Alfalfa dodder vs Amur Brown Lemming

Cuscuta approximata compared with Lemmus amurensis

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Amur Brown Lemming is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Amur Brown Lemming
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Lemmus
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Lemmus amurensis

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Amur Brown Lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Amur Brown Lemming
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alfalfa dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Tajikistan), Europe (Hungary, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Amur Brown Lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alfalfa dodder

The Alfalfa dodder (Cuscuta approximata) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Amur Brown Lemming

The Amur Brown Lemming (Lemmus amurensis) is a species in the genus Lemmus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.